The Penn's Grove record., 1887-08-27

we changed cars. A half mile rid
bro ght us to the bank of Toms rive
from which may be e the prett
town Of Island Heights Oh the oppu
site side of the river, sloping gradual
upwards from the waters edge an
rising abruptly to the right on "a higl
bluff, 60 feet high, whose sIoping sid,
is covered with green vendure in pleas
ing contrast to the adjacent trees allow
which furnish ample shade to the man,
c0ttagers
Crossing the half a mile of river
bridge, and alighting at the sta
stion | sanniered along the board
walk Just above the waters edge for q
quarter of a mile to the wharf at the
foot Of Centre streets. Tie first tc
greet me was "Uncle" Peter Keen
whose bland smile 'old be he was as
pleased To see Il Pennsgrover as | was.
At the Island House | soon noticed
the familiar faces of DIR. Graw and
Rev. JAS. Rogers, of prohibition re-
nown, and also Rev. G.. III. McAnney,
an old school mate. Temperance meet
ing were in progress aud in the even
ing Rev. JAS. Rogers gave a stirring
prohibition speech III his Sam Jones
style, The temperance meetings clos
ed on Wednesday evening with adj
dresses 10y Rev c. II. McAnhey, and
DIR. Gray, Camp meeting began OIL
TRfrsdR evening hy ii sermon from
D5Hf JeZLippincOtt, Of Woodbury..
The meetings aIe attended by only a
few of the town vi h but little inter
est, there being but few surrounding
residents excepting at Toms River
city whose citizens have become SO
jealous of die Heights that but few
visit there.
AS birds of feather flock together
1t was not long before the unexpected
presence of other Pennsgrovers were
found out. Mrs. VIM Sailor with
her son and daughteG larry and An
ma. and Mrs. H. Btohm we're staying
with Mrs. Amy Keen as was also her
grand daughter Miss Nellie Pierce, of
Philadelphia. Miss Belle j. Alloway,
Pennsgrove's talented school marin,
is enjoying IL three weeks recreation
at the Perennial House, kept by Thos.
Parsou >in a most popular manner,
DR.. Up. Burnett, Pennsgrove's form
medical adviser, educator, and prophe-
sier, WAS found 10 be as genial and TO-
tund as ever. He with lnS wife and son
and daughter, Howard aud Lizzie, re-
size i'll ii cottage OF tie bluff. AL
though ten years from u town he
still retains a lively interest in it and
still predicts, as he has for years, that
in years TO come, it will be the largest
city in our county. May many of us
live to see it. Uncle Peter Keen
for the past five years has spent every
StlhtiICl JhClc III |LdiSt VI lIo AtSe VI
boats which he hires for sailing and
rowing. He has q in charge at pres
cut.
The town is laid out with wide
streets and foot paths well graded by
the association. Some very fine pri-
waite residences have been erected at
an expense of from $1,000 to $4,000.
IA large auditorium for camp meeting
purposes has been erected and around
it are numerous cottages. There are
about 200 dwellings on the Island.
The Association which started the en-
terprise has divided the unsold land
among themselves and lad the town
put under a borough government so
tie permanent residents cln rule them.
selves. The island is half a mile wide
and II mile and a half long, being.
surrouded Oh the south and west by
TOMS River. on the east by Barnegat
bay and Oh the north b. Il meadow
stream. The south western part only
is built up. Ninety acres, composing
the southeastern conner of the island
are own by two hibulous bachelors
who will not sell it for building pur-
poses, consequently much of the finest
part of the Island lays in waste as it
is not farmed although valued at more
than 81, 900 per acre.
The main entertainment at the Is
land is sailing, bathing and grabbing
in the river and fishing for weak fish
four miles to the eastward in Barnegat
bly, also cumming for ducks in sea-
s1n. There is constantly Il land or sea
brerze blowing gently up OF down the
river which being shallow with scarcely
any tide makes it the delight of the
young for sailing.
Through the Kindness of Captain
McKaig, | had IA pleasant sail in his
fine cabin yacht to the slow going city
of Toms River, three miles to the
westward. There | took "A partial and
hasty glimpse of that c0uuty-seat town
which claims $500 inhabitants, and
had quite a chat with brother Haslett,
of the Ocean County Dent0cdt, who has
IA high estimation of Salem county and
its newspapers, The Island Heights
base ball club beat the Toms River
club 6 to II at Toms River.
On another occasion L, with other
Pennsgrove parties, had an enjoyable
sail in "Uncle''P Peters fast yacht Vic
let, Capt. J. Howard Burnett, to the
famous Crmmoor farm %two-thirds of
the way from the Heights to Toms
River CRY. The captain had not
then TAX II lesson in rounding to-
On his second effort I managed to land
ed on the wharf after an uncertainty